Last of Crichton’s books, published nigh on a decade after his passing, Dragon Teeth follows William Johnson as he travels into the American West in the late 1800s. At first he was to accompany Othniel Marsh, but the paranoid paleontologist left Johnson behind, deciding he must be a spy of Marsh’s rival. Unable to return […]
Month: August 2018
Book Review: Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount
***Trigger Warning: deals with rape and especially its aftermath and recovery Two years ago Ashley Lawrence was raped. The trial against the boy who raped her played it down, convicting him of sexual assault, which carries a lesser sentence. Now he’s getting out of prison earlier than expected. For two years, Ashley’s had to try […]
Best Friends
This is a weekly meme created by Dani @ Perspective of a Writer, to show off favourite characters. Be sure to check out their blog! This week’s topic is an animal or creature character you’d want as a companion. I’d love to have a raptor like Blue or a dragon like Temeraire! Both are incredibly […]
Crystal Healing and Sacred Pleasure by Vanessa Cuccia
Crystal Healing and Sacred Pleasure by Vanessa Cuccia introduces a new way to heal yourself, utilising one of nature’s greatest tools- crystals. This healing form focuses on using them to heal the chakras and combining that energy with your own sexual energy. After the author opened herself to admitting that she had suffered a sexual […]
Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount
It’s been two years since the night that changed Ashley’s life and two years of hell for Derek. When it all comes to a head at Thanksgiving, will these siblings be able to salvage their relationship? From the award-winning author of Some Boys comes an unflinching examination of rape culture that delves into a family […]
August 15, 2018
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam@Taking on a World of Words. To play, answer the three ‘W’ questions listed below. Be sure to link back to her or to put the link to your post in the comment section of her blog so that others take a gander at your answers and […]
Quickshots #20
The Witch Doesn’t Burn in this One by Amanda Lovelace The Witch Doesn’t Burn in this One is a follow-up to Lovelace’s previous poetry collection titled The Princess Saves Herself in this One. These are poems full of vim and vinegar, full of fury and rage. There are poems that rail against how women are […]
Implant by Ray Clark
Implant Gardener and Reilly Crime Series #3 Publication Day: 9th August 2018 Publisher: Urbane Publications ISBN: 978-1911583981 Pages: 376 Category: Fiction, Genre: Thriller / Crime / Psychological Bramfield, near Leeds, a sleepy little market town nestled on the borders of West and North Yorkshire. Detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly discover the naked corpse of […]
Book Review: Implant by Ray Clark
*** Trigger warning: mildly to middlin’ graphic violence. Implant is part of Clark’s Gardener & Reilly mystery/ suspense series. After the tortured remains of a young man are found in the basement of a hardware store, detectives Gardener and Reilly are called to the drowsy hamlet of Bramfield to investigate. The body of Alex Wilson […]
8/13: The Confrontation
Music Monday was created by The Tattooed Book Geek as a way to showcase our favourite music. Each Monday share a song that inspires or uplifts you. In honour of the fact I get to see Les Miserables this Wednesday! So excited!! This is my favourite song. This entire soundtrack, though. It’s enough to send shivers down […]